Town of New Diggings
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
Last verified September 17, 2026
Town of New Diggings is a jurisdiction in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, which does not currently list an online permit database — contact the department directly by phone or email. Use the contact information below to reach the local building department.
Contact
Permit Search
No online permit database on file — contact the department directly by phone or email.
Lafayette County Planning & Zoning Committee (opens in a new tab)
Additional Notes
HEDGE: WI DSPS's current UDC-delegated-authority list (dsps.wi.gov, 'UDCDelegatedMuni.pdf', line 935, Town of New Diggings, Lafayette County, DOA code 33024) marks the town 'Delegated' but leaves both the municipal-contact and certified-inspector fields blank -- no named clerk or inspector is published there. The town's own web presence (a Google Sites page) lists only a mailing address (PO Box 477, Shullsburg, WI 53586) and a physical town hall address (26897 Aetna Road, Benton, WI); no clerk name, phone, or email was found. The phone/URL given above are for Lafayette County Planning & Zoning (627 Washington St, Darlington, WI 53530), which may be a reasonable first contact for zoning questions, but its direct role in issuing this town's UDC dwelling permits is unconfirmed -- recommend calling to verify before relying on this entry.
What You Need Before Applying for a Permit
Most building departments ask for the same core package before they'll issue a permit: a completed application naming the property owner and contractor, the contractor's state license number and proof of insurance (general liability, and workers' comp if employees are on the job), a notice of commencement or equivalent recorded filing for larger jobs where the state requires one, and scaled plans or a site plan for anything beyond minor repairs. Roofing, fence, pool, and solar permits typically have their own simplified checklists — Town of New Diggings's department (above) can confirm exactly what applies to your project.
Why this matters for insurance: permit history is one of the first things an underwriter or adjuster checks. Unpermitted work — a finished basement, an added bedroom, a rebuilt roof — can complicate a claim or even void coverage for that portion of the loss, and it routinely surfaces during a home inspection. Pulling the right permit up front, and keeping the closed-permit record on file, protects both the property's value and its insurability at resale.
More in Lafayette County
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Other building permit jurisdictions in Lafayette County:
- Village of Argyle
- Town of Argyle
- Village of Belmont
- Town of Belmont
- Village of Benton
- Town of Benton
- Town of Blanchard
- City of Darlington
- Town of Darlington
- Town of Elk Grove
- Town of Fayette
- Village of Gratiot
- Town of Gratiot
- Town of Kendall
- Town of Lamont
- Town of Monticello
- Town of Seymour
- City of Shullsburg
- Town of Shullsburg
- Village of South Wayne